Plant injury is inherent to the production and processing of fruit and vegetables. The opportunistic colonization of damaged plant tissue by human enteric pathogens may contribute to the occurrence of outbreaks of foodborne illness linked to produce. Escherichia coli O157:H7 (EcO157) responds to physicochemical stresses in cut lettuce and lettuce lysates by upregulation of several stress respon...

Increasing cold tolerance in rice by selecting for high polyamine and gibberellic acid content Publication No. 05/090 Project No. UQ-99A The information contained in this publication is intended for general use to assist public knowledge and discussion and to help improve the development of sustainable industries. The information should not be relied upon for the purpose of a particular matter....

Advances in Plastid Biology and Its Applications Plastids originated from endosymbiosis around 1.5 billion years ago. They have been extensively studied to understand photosynthesis and other metabolic functions and to express foreign proteins, and knowledge about plastids has greatly increased. However, there are many aspects of plastid biology that remain unclear, and there have been difficul...

Heat stress due to increased temperature is an agricultural problem in many areas in the world. Transitory or constantly high temperatures ause an array of morpho-anatomical, physiological and biochemical changes in plants, which affect plant growth and development and may ead to a drastic reduction in economic yield. The adverse effects of heat stress can be mitigated by developing crop plants...